D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
How Diverse am I?
This week, I’ve been thinking about the importance of diversity in science fiction and why science fiction needs to embrace diversity as a genre. That got me wondering: How much my fiction actually includes diverse characters and cultures? So, I decided … Continue reading
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Questioning the Foundation
A few days ago, I wrote a post about diversity in science fiction—or more accurately the lack of it. I realized after writing it that I simply accepted the premise that diversity is a good thing. To be honest, I’ve … Continue reading
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Diversity and Science Fiction: Too Many Middle-aged White Guys?
Recently, I’ve been thinking about diversity in science fiction (and I define this narrowly, meaning English-language science fiction). This tends to be a touchy topic in many quarters, and for a while, I thought about not writing anything here. I decided I … Continue reading
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Inspiration: “Hoodoo”
For those of you who follow my Scribbles, you know that one of the most common questions I get asked about my stories is where did I get the idea for it. People seem to be endlessly fascinated by the … Continue reading
Close…Again
I don’t ordinarily say much about story rejections—they’re part of the writer’s life—but this one is a special case. I’ve consistently submitted to Writers of the Future over the years. It’s perhaps the most prestigious writing competition for amateur speculative-fiction … Continue reading
Ack! My Short Story has Grown Too Fat!
A couple of months ago, I set out to write a 5,000-word short story. As I sat down to write today, I found that my short story had grown toward novella proportions: 13,500 words and counting. This is a problem. I know … Continue reading
Miscellanea
I have a few short items: Last week, the debut issue of Specutopia with my story “Hoodoo” was available for Kindle and Nook. Over the weekend, other formats became available on the Specutopia webpage. So head over and pick up a … Continue reading
IN SITU Hits the Shelves
Although my story “Hoodoo” is no longer part of IN SITU, I’m pleased to announce that Dagan Books has finally released the long-overdue anthology. IN SITU is collection of “science fiction stories featuring alien archeology, hidden mysteries, and things that are better … Continue reading
Loglining My Novel-in-Progress
I finished the first draft of my novel back in December and decided to shelve it for a while before revising it. I put off the revisions for several months because I didn’t know where to start. Then I came … Continue reading
Inspiration: “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow”
I call “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow” my story with the odd title. Most people don’t get the title, but I if they think about some after reading the story, it should be obvious. Then again, I came up with … Continue reading
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